preposition, adverb
preposition
1 at or to a lower level or position than sb/sth:
He dived below the surface of the water. * Please do not write below this line. * Skirts will be worn below (= long enough to cover) the knee.
2 of a lower amount or standard than sb/sth:
The temperatures remained below freezing all day. * Her work was well below average for the class.
3 of a lower rank or of less importance than sb/sth:
A police sergeant is below an inspector. * They're two places below Chelsea in the table. -< UNDER
Part of speech: adverb
1 at or to a lower level, position or place:
They live on the floor below. * I could still see the airport buildings far below. * See below (= at the bottom of the page) for references. * The passengers who felt seasick stayed below (= on a lower deck).
2 (of a temperature) lower than zero:
The thermometer had dropped to a record 40 below (= -40 degrees).
3 at a lower rank:
This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is below a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, below is tagged as adverb.
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